Water cooler



y 1933- w. D. COLLINS 1,907,743

WATER COOLER Filed Feb. 7, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN TOR.

WATER COOLER Filed Feb. 7, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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. I '1. I I ATTORNEY Patented May 9, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEWILLIAM D. COLLINS, OF EVANSVILLE, DJDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO SERV'EL INC.,0]? NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE WATER COOLER Applicationfiled February 7, 1931.

This invention relates to cabinet construction and more particularly toa refrigerated cabinet for cooling water or other liquid, and it is anobject of the invention to provide in a water cooler a refrigeratedcompartment for the storage of bottled goods, comestibles or the like tothe refrigerated.

It is a further object of the invention to provide access to the storagecompartment by means of a closure panel which carries the dischargefaucet or spigot, the discharge control valve and the drip basin, thusavoiding an additional opening into the cabinet.

urther objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings whereinFig. 1 is a front elevation illustrating one application of theinvention;

Fig. 2, a part sectional, part side elevational view; and

Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, a cabinet 10 is provided with a machinecompartment 11 in its lower portion and in its top portion with acontainer 12 for water adapted to be supplied through pipe line 13. Thecontainer 12 is provided witha top 14; secured thereon by any desiredfastening means, not shown, and said container may be connected with thecity water supply. If desired, instead of the top 14, a top, not shown,to accommodate a bottle may be provided and the pipe 13 omitted.

The container 12 is provided with a saddle type evaporator 15 to whichthe container is secured by means of clamps 16 held in place by bolts 17carried by the mounting plate 18, brackets 19 being provided forassisting in supporting the container 12 and for spacing the same fromthe mounting plate. The upper portion of the cabinet is provided withinsulation 20 which, with the insulation of the mounting plate 18,extends around the container 12. At one side and to the front of thecontainer is provided a hollow metal shell 21 which forms a liner for astorage compartment, said shell forming Serial No. 514,132.

a swinging door or panel 23 or other closure means.

The door or panel 23 has its outer surface covered with a plate, thelower portion of which is formed into a drip basin 24 and the centralportion is provided with a discharge spigot or faucet 25. Through theswinging panel projects the control button 26 for the water dischargevalve 27 which has a discharge pipe 28 projecting downwardly at an angleand terminating in the spigot or faucet 25.

The shell 21 is curved in conformity with the curvature of the container12 in order to form a good heat connection therewith and through saidshell extends a discharge pipe 29 which connects with the bottom of thecontainer, the front end of the pipe being connected by a flexible pipe30 with the faucet 27. The flexible connection 30 permits the panel ordoor 23 to be swung outwardly to afford access to the storage chamber.The panel 23 is supported on concealed hinges 31 and a concealed latch32 may also be provided for fastening the panel in closed position.

The evaporator 15 is supplied with refrigerant through a pipe 32 from acondenser 33, the condenser being supplied with refrigerant from a motorcompressor unit 34 and a suction line 35 also connects the evaporatorwith the motor compressor unit.

As shown in the drawings the motor compressor unit is of thehermetically sealed type and supported in the bottom of the cabinet, theevaporator and its mounting plate 18 being supported by angle ironuprights 36 and such uprights form the back bone of the machine. Theevaporating or cooling element is supported from the upper part of theuprights and the unit is carried at the lower ends, such unit beingremovable through the rear of the cabinet, a flue being provided up theback of the cabinet which causes a natural draft of air through thecondensers around the unit in the bottom of the cabinet. A drain pipe 37is provided which-has its forward end provided with an elbow 38 havingan enlarged upper extremity disposed in slightly spaced 100 relationbeneath a depending outlet of the drip an 24 so that when the panel isclosed the tfiip pan will be in a position to dischar 0 water into thewaste pipe.

While the closure member 23 has been referred to as a swinging panel theinvention is not limited merely to a swinging anel but contemplates anydesired closure or the opening 22 which affords access to the storagecompartment. Such may be secured in position in any desired manner.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various otherchanges may be made in the construction and arrangement withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention and therefore the inventionis not limited to what is shown in the drawings and described in thespecification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A water cooler comprising a cabinet, a liquid container within saidcabinet, 2 flexible discharge pipe for said liquid container means forrefrigerating said liquid container, a storage compartment in saidcabinet constructed to be cooled by said container, and a closure panelcarrying the discharge pipe for said container and affording access tosaid storage compartment.

2. The combinatiomof a cabinet, a container within said cabinet forliquid to be refrigerated, a storage compartment beside said container,an opening in the cabinet affording access to said storage compartment,a swinging panel for closing said opening, and means for dischargingliquid from the container through said swinging panel.

3. A device of the class described comprising a cabinet, a containerwithin said cabinet for liquid to be refrigerated, a storage compartmentbeside said container, an opening in said cabinet affording access tothe storage compartment, insulation in the container about the storagecompartment, a panel for closing said opening, a valve associated withsaid panel, a discharge pipe extending from the valve through saidpanel, a dri basin carried by said anel, and a control utton foroperating t e valve to permit discharge of liquid from the containerthrough said panel.

4. The combination. of a cabinet having a machine compartment and a pairof storage compartments, an outlet from one of the storage compartmentsextending through the other stora e compartment, and a swinging panelfor c osin the second storage compartment, said out et terminating insaid panel.

5. A water cooler comprisin a cabinet, a container for water in said cainet, means for refrigerating said container, a storage compartmentassociated with said water closure said opening movable to afford accessto the interior of the cabinet, and means carried by said closureflexibly connected to the container for discharging liquid therefrom.

7. In combination, a cabinet having an apparatus compartment and a flueextending upwardly therefrom for creating an air flow therethrough, saidcabinet also having a cooling compartment, a receptacle for matter to berefrigerated permanently mounted in said cooling compartment, and a,removable refrigerating unit disposed in said apparatus compartment inthe path of the air flow andhaving a portion projecting into therefrigerating compartment and forming good thermal contact with saidreceptacle.

8. In a refrigerator, a cooling compartment, a receptacle for matter tobe refrigerated permanently mounted in said com artment, and arefrigerating unit dispose exteriorly of said compartment and having aportion projecting through the wall of the compartment and forming goodthermal contact with said receptacle for cooling the same.

9. Refrigerating apparatus including a refrigerating compartment and anapparatus compartment disposed in-superposed relation and provided withan opening forming communication between the same, a receptacle formatter to be refrigerated permanently mounted in the refrigeratingcompartment, and refrigerating mechanism mounted in the apparatuscompartment having a portion projecting into the refrigeratingcompartment and forming good ther-' mal contact with said receptacle.

10. Refrigerating apparatus including a refrigerating compartment and anappara tus compartment disposed in superposed'relation and provided withan .opening forming communication between the same, a receptacle formatter to be refrigerated permanently mounted in the refrigeratingcompartment, and refrigerating mechanism mounted in the apparatuscompartment having a portion prO ecting into the refrigeratingcompartment and forming good thermal contact with said receptacle, aclosure for said opening, said refri erating mechanism being mountedupon sai closure. 7

11. In a device of the class described, a cabinet ha a stora ecompartment, a container for liquid in said storage compartment, saidcabinet having an opening affording access to said storage compartment,a movable closure for said opening, and a discharge conduit for saidcontainer projecting through said closure, a portion of the dischargeconduit being fixed to the container while another portion is movablewith said closure.

12. In a device of the class described, a cabinet having a storagecompartment, a container for liquid in said storage compartment, saidcabinet having an opening afl'ording acces to said storage compartment,a movable closure for said opening, and a discharge conduit for saidcontainer projecting through said closure, a portion of the dischargeconduit being fixed to the container while another portion is movablewith said closure, and a drip basin carried by said closure.

13. In a device of the class described, a cabinet havin a storagecompartment, a container for liquid in said storage compartment, saidcabinet having an opening affording access to said storage compartment,a movable closure for said opening, and a discharge conduit for saidcontainer projecting through said closure, a portion of the dischargeconduit being fixed to the container while another portion is movablewith said closure, a drip basin carried by said closure and a fixeddrain for receiving fluid from said drip basin.

14. A water cooler comprising a cabinet having a storage compartment, aliquid container within said storage compartment, means forrefrigerating said liquid container, and storage compartment, a closurepanel affording access to the storage compartment, and means fordischarging liquid from the container through said closure panel in allof its positions.

In testimony whereof I aflix m WILLIAM D. C

signature. LLIN S.

